Amazing RaceAlum Shana Wall Claims She Was Seriously Injured After Swallowing Plastic Shards from In-Flight Drink: Lawsuit

Mar. 15, 2025

‘Amazing Race’ alum Shana Wall.Photo:Angela Weiss/Getty

Angela Weiss/Getty

Amazing RacealumShana Wallsays she was seriously injured after she accidentally swallowed shards of plastic, which she claims were in a drink she was served during a flight.

The New York resident was on a May 1 American Airlines flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Rome when, according to the complaint, she claims she “was served a drink in a glass containing broken plastic and shards causing Plaintiff to ingest same resulting in serve [sic] injury to her throat, esophagus, vocal chords and digestive system.”

Shana Wall with her ‘Amazing Race’ teammate Jennifer McCall.Robert Voets/CBS Photo Archive via Getty

Robert Voets/CBS Photo Archive via Getty

Wall, who is asommelierand writes recipes as a contributor toBest Life, claims she was unable to work, due to “serious and permanent personal injuries.”

According to the complaint, “she was caused to be sick, sore, lame and disabled; was confined to home and bed; was caused to sustain a loss of enjoyment of life; she became incapacitated from the duties of her occupation, sustaining wage and economic loss.” She also shared photos from her trip to Italian wineries on herInstagramfollowing the May 1 flight.

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“[American Airlines] had a duty to provide beverages and food that was uncontaminated and fit for consumption,” the complaint says, and claims the airline “had actual and/or constructive notice of the dangerous and unsafe conditions."

Wall,who datedRyan Seacrestand accompanied him to the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards, is seeking unspecified damages from the airline.

Shana Wall with then-boyfriend Ryan Seacrest in 2005.Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage

Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage

PEOPLE has reached out to American Airlines for comment.

Wall is one of several people who have recently had issues with airline food and beverage service: In July, aDelta Airlinesplane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit was diverted to New York’s JFK Airport after passengers were served spoiled food.

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And last year, staff on aBritish Airwaysflight failed to refrigerate their meals, causing the food to spoil. As a result, passengers were served food from a local KFC, which the flight crew bought before boarding.

source: people.com